Students study part time (two or three years). 120 credits must be undertaken and passed to gain the certificate. Generally, modules to the value of 60 credits are taken at SOAS and modules to the value of 60 credits are taken at UCL.

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Start of programme: September

Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirement is the ability to demonstrate the potential to study at undergraduate level. However, programmes may have their own specific requirements, such as, in the case of language-based studies, a proven ability to learn a language.

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duration:

One year full-time;
Two or three years part-time

Fees 2019/20

UK/EU fees:

£9,250

Overseas fees:

£17,750

Fees for 2019/20 entrants. Please note that fees go up each year.Further details can be found in the Fees and Funding tab on this page or in the Undergraduate Tuition Fees page

Structure

Programme Structure

Students can choose to study full time (one year) or part time (two or three years). 4 modules must be undertaken and passed to gain the certificate. Generally, 2 modules are taken at SOAS and 2 modules are taken at UCL.

NB: The SOAS module Introductory Sumerian cannot be taken together with the UCL unit HEBR7604 Sumerian language.

Programme Specification

Important notice

The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. If you are a current student you can find structure information on the previous year link at the top of the page or through your Department. Please read the important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules.

Teaching and Learning

Teaching & Learning

Courses are taught during the day. Teaching begins in late September. Examinations are in May-June.

Modules in Akkadian and Sumerian are taught by Andrew George and Mark Weeden, Modules in Hittite are taught by Mark Weeden. Students can also take History Modules at UCL taught by Eleanor Robson and Yağmur Heffron, or relevant Archaeology Modules taught in UCL Institute of Archaeology, as well as Hebrew in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Fees for 2019/20 entrants. The fees below are per academic year. Fees go up each year, therefore, your tuition fee in your second & subsequent years of study will be higher. Our continuing students, on the same degree programme, are protected from annual increases higher than 5%.